I heard you on the wireless back in '52
Lying awake intent at tuning in on you
If I was young it didn't stop you coming through

Oh uh oh

They took the credit for your second symphony
Rewritten by machine and new technology
and now I understand the problems you can see

Oh uh oh

I met your children
Oh uh oh
What did you tell them?
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Pictures came and broke your heart
Oh-a-a-a oh

And now we meet in an abandoned studio
We hear the playback and it seems so long ago
And you remember the jingles used to go

Oh uh oh
You were the first one
Oh uh oh
You were the last one

Video killed the radio star.
Video killed the radio star.
In my mind and in my car
We can't rewind we've gone to far
Oh-a-aho oh
Oh-a-aho oh

Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star

In my mind and in my car
We can't rewind we've gone to far
Pictures came and broke your heart
Put the blame on VTR

You are a radio star
You are a radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star

Video killed the radio star. (You are a radio star.)